Chronic kidney disease: the global challenge

AM El Nahas, AK Bello - The lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
The worldwide rise in the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
consequent end-stage renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy is threatening …

Chronic kidney disease: global dimension and perspectives

V Jha, G Garcia-Garcia, K Iseki, Z Li, S Naicker… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Chronic kidney disease is defined as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased urinary
albumin excretion, or both, and is an increasing public health issue. Prevalence is estimated …

Chronic kidney disease

AC Webster, EV Nagler, RL Morton, P Masson - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
The definition and classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have evolved over time,
but current international guidelines define this condition as decreased kidney function …

Chronic kidney disease

AS Levey, J Coresh - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Chronic kidney disease is a general term for heterogeneous disorders affecting kidney
structure and function. The 2002 guidelines for definition and classification of this disease …

Chronic kidney disease epidemic: how do we deal with it?

JKC Ng, PKT Li - Nephrology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity around the
world. The prevalence of CKD increases steadily over the past decade in parallel to the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, outcomes, and cost of chronic kidney disease in a contemporary population of 2· 4 million patients from 11 countries: The CaReMe CKD study

J Sundström, J Bodegard, A Bollmann… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Digital healthcare systems data could provide insights into the global
prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We designed the CaReMe CKD study to …

Global kidney health 2017 and beyond: a roadmap for closing gaps in care, research, and policy

A Levin, M Tonelli, J Bonventre, J Coresh, JA Donner… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
The global nephrology community recognises the need for a cohesive plan to address the
problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In July, 2016, the International Society of …

Chronic kidney disease in the general population

SL White, A Cass, RC Atkins, SJ Chadban - Advances in chronic kidney …, 2005 - Elsevier
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), defined as the need for dialysis, receipt of a transplant, or
death from chronic kidney failure, generally affects fewer than 1% of the population …

Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

A Francis, MN Harhay, A Ong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Early detection is a key strategy to prevent kidney disease, its progression and related
complications, but numerous studies show that awareness of kidney disease at the …

Evolving importance of kidney disease: from subspecialty to global health burden

KU Eckardt, J Coresh, O Devuyst, RJ Johnson… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
In the past decade, kidney disease diagnosed with objective measures of kidney damage
and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. The population …